Luna and her friends- well, the closest thing she had to friends- Hermione, Harry, Neville, and Ron, were just walking along a hallway on a crisp October day on their way to the library. It was a perfectly normal day, perhaps even better than normal. The sunlight streamed through the courtyard windows and hit the stone floors, leaving warm golden patches where it passed. Luna was just thinking about this, trailing slightly behind the group, not watching really where she was going, when Hermione, Harry, and Ron came to an abrupt stop, leaving Neville and Luna to crash into them and fall. Dazedly, Luna picked herself up, dusting off her robes. Idly wondering why they had stopped, Luna inserted herself between Hermione and Neville to read the poster she now saw they were gathered around. It read the following:
Interested in singing? Looking to possibly earn some gold? Aged fifteen or up? Well, all your dreams are about to come true! You could be on Wizarding Idol! What are you waiting for? The auditions are Thursday, October 21. Sign up now!
Below that, a sign up sheet materialized, shimmering gold as the edges blurred into focus. It appeared that most of the Slytherin students had signed up, and a few scattered names from other houses read down the list.
"Hey, I've never heard of Wizarding Idol before!" said Harry.
"What?" cried Ron. "It's only one of the most popular TV shows in the wizarding world!"
Neville suggested signing up.
"That would be right funny, Neville! Imagine Harry trying to sing!"
"Forget Harry, Malfoy's signed up! Come on, how absurd is that!"
"Let's sign up as a joke! I mean, it's not like we'd get in or anything! Hogwarts has a long non-theatrical history, and it's up to us to keep it going!"
With that, Harry pulled a quill out of his pocket and wrote:
Harry Potter….Gryffindor
Ron Weasley….Gryffindor
Hermione Granger…Gryffindor
Neville Longbottom…..Gryffindor
And,
Luna Lovegood…Ravenclaw
Slightly stunned with this turn of events, Luna barely had time to gather her thoughts before the sign-up sheet and poster shimmered gold and began to dissolve. And it was too late to do anything about it. Luna Lovegood was auditioning for Wizarding Idol. And she'd never sung a note outside of the shower.
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